Homelander: New Legacy

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Roger's flying speed was incredibly fast, easily surpassing the speed of sound when flying at full power.

It was clear that Apocalypse didn't have any speed-related superpowers, at most possessing something like enhanced reflexes. Otherwise, in the original storyline, he wouldn’t have been tossed around by Quicksilver like a punching bag.

At this high speed, Roger quickly flew away with the unconscious Storm, Ororo, leaving Apocalypse behind, watching helplessly without being able to do anything.

Roger had two reasons for taking Storm.

First, it was to weaken Apocalypse's forces.

Among the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse, the only two who could put up a decent fight were Erik and Storm. The other two were just fillers.

Now, with Angel’s wings cut off by Roger and Storm taken away, only Magneto and Psylocke were left, and even with Apocalypse’s strength, there was no way they could attack Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters head-on.

There were many mutants at the X-Mansion, and not a small number of them were powerful.

Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Professor X, Mystique, Havok, Nightcrawler, and now Roger. With so many, even Apocalypse wouldn’t be foolish enough to confront them directly.

Even if Apocalypse was confident in his abilities, Erik would definitely not allow him to act recklessly. Although Magneto was in a bad mental state right now, he could still assess the relative strength of both sides.

The second reason for taking Storm was that she was still salvageable.

She was only being manipulated by Apocalypse. Storm wasn’t inherently a bad person, and in the future, she would be a member of the X-Men.

Additionally, Storm greatly admired Mystique, seeing her as a hero. Once she reunited with her idol, Storm would undoubtedly switch sides and become a major asset for the X-Men.

By weakening the enemy and strengthening their own forces, Roger saw no reason not to do this.

After abducting Storm, Roger quickly returned to the X-Mansion without delay.

At this time, Professor Charles Xavier was still in the underground facility using Cerebro to control the Egyptian authorities, directing them to issue evacuation orders in Cairo, while Havok stood guard to ensure nothing happened to Charles.

The others were gathered in Charles's office, discussing the next steps.

Following Charles’s instructions, Roger arrived at the office, casually tossing the tied-up Storm onto the sofa. He picked up a cup of tea from the desk and drank it in one gulp before asking the group in the room:

“How’s the preparation going? Apocalypse could show up at any moment.”

With Roger involved, and Apocalypse now aware of Charles's existence, it was likely that their first target wouldn’t be Cairo but Xavier's School.

To prepare for Apocalypse’s impending arrival, everyone had to be ready.

There were three people in the office at the moment: Beast (Hank McCoy), Mystique (Raven), and Moira MacTaggert, an FBI agent and Charles’s former lover.

Moira had appeared in the first movie of the new X-Men series. She had a past romantic involvement with Charles, but in the end, to protect her, Charles had erased all her memories of him.

Now, with the threat of Apocalypse, Charles had reconnected with Moira, and it seemed like their relationship was rekindling.

However, since her memories had been erased, Moira was understandably confused.

She glanced at Roger, then at the unconscious Storm on the couch, and asked:

“…Did you go out and kidnap someone?”

“Strictly speaking, this isn’t kidnapping. She’s one of Apocalypse’s subordinates... but as you can see, she’s young and was probably deceived by Apocalypse.”

Roger explained casually, not wanting to be misunderstood as a kidnapper.

Luckily, the others didn’t dwell on the issue. Upon hearing that Storm was one of Apocalypse’s followers, they moved on.

Mystique turned to Roger and asked:

“So, you’ve seen Apocalypse? And Erik is with him?”

“Yeah, Apocalypse and Erik. The two of them gave me a hard time. If I couldn’t fly, you probably wouldn’t be seeing me now.”

Roger spoke lightly.

Fighting Apocalypse and Magneto had been extremely dangerous, and it wasn’t something Roger wanted to go through again.

But he didn’t want to make the atmosphere too tense. With the X-Men’s combined strength, they should have more than enough power to deal with Apocalypse. And if Magneto could switch sides, Roger was confident they could defeat Apocalypse easily.

However, Mystique didn’t seem to notice Roger’s attempt to lighten the mood. Upon hearing that Erik was indeed with Apocalypse, her expression darkened.

Erik, once a close friend of Mystique, had been something of a mentor to her. If not for their differences on the mutant issue, they might have even been in a relationship.

Now, however, with Erik’s wife and daughter dead at the hands of humans, he had joined Apocalypse, and Mystique felt helpless, unable to say or do anything to comfort him.

Seeing Mystique’s mood, Beast quickly changed the subject, addressing Roger:

“So, since you made it back safely, Apocalypse doesn’t seem as dangerous as you said, right? As long as we protect Charles, Apocalypse won’t be a problem… right?”

Beast seemed to be underestimating the situation. Roger drank another cup of tea and was about to reply when a strange voice suddenly filled the room:

“Did I hear someone mention Charles?”

“!?”

Everyone jumped in surprise. They turned toward the voice and saw a young man with silver hair, wearing a pair of goggles, standing at the office door.

Seeing everyone’s eyes on him, the young man smiled warmly and waved:

“Hi, I’m here to see Charles. I heard he’s here?”

As he spoke, he handed over a business card, which indeed had Charles’s name and the X-Mansion’s address on it.

“…Who are you?”

After the initial shock, Beast asked the young man.

“Uh… my name is Pietro, Pietro Maximoff. I’m here to find Professor Charles Xavier. I heard he’s here…”

Pietro, also known as Quicksilver, introduced himself honestly.

Roger looked at the unexpected arrival of Quicksilver, frowning slightly, and asked:

“Charles is in the basement. With your abilities, you could’ve found him quickly, right?”

“Well, I figured the basement must be important to you guys, and barging in seemed rude.”

Quicksilver replied somewhat ‘obediently,’ then tilted his head and curiously asked Roger:

“Wait, do we know each other? Have we met before?”

Although this was Quicksilver’s first time seeing Roger, it was clear from Roger’s familiarity with his abilities that he knew Quicksilver.

Before Roger could answer, the door opened, and Havok wheeled in Charles.

Charles immediately noticed Quicksilver and, with some surprise, asked:

“It’s you. What are you doing here?”

“Uh… I came to see Professor Charles Xavier… wait, you’re Professor Charles Xavier?”

“Of course it’s me. Didn’t I introduce myself back then?”

“…No, you only told me your name was Charles.”

Charles and Pietro began talking, leaving the rest of the room in awkward silence.

Mystique finally broke the conversation and asked Charles:

“Charles, shouldn’t you explain what’s going on? Who is he?”

Although Quicksilver had introduced himself, no one had expected that he and Charles knew each other. And from their conversation, it seemed like they didn’t fully know who the other was.

Otherwise, Quicksilver wouldn’t have come in asking who Charles was.

Once everyone settled down, Charles briefly explained:

“Do you remember what happened ten years ago? When Erik was locked up in that underground prison with no metal, he wasn’t supposed to escape. But I and some others managed to break him out. The person who helped with the rescue… was him.”

FBI agent Moira’s eyes sharpened as she looked at Quicksilver and asked:

“So Magneto escaped because of you?”

“Sorry, I didn’t expect it to cause so much trouble. Someone asked for my help, so I went.”

Quicksilver apologized.

In truth, he wasn’t too sorry. After all, Magneto was his father by blood.

“Alright, folks.” Seeing the conversation veering off-topic again, Roger drew everyone’s attention back, asking Charles:

“Charles, what’s the situation in Cairo?”

“The evacuation is underway, but with the current pace, it’ll take at least a day to get everyone out. There are millions of people.”

Charles replied to Roger.

Roger thought for a moment and said:

“A day… Apocalypse might not head directly to Cairo now. He’s likely focused on you, which means your safety is more important.”

When Roger left, Apocalypse had already learned about Charles. So, it was likely that Apocalypse would come after him to gain his powers.

At this point, protecting Charles was more crucial than worrying about Cairo.

If Apocalypse captured Charles and succeeded, it wouldn’t just be millions of lives at stake, but billions across the world!

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